Dave Lee Travis arrested

[mackenzie]

I definately know where you're coming from and I suppose if I was wrongly accused of something like this, I would probably change my tune and think, my immunity should be of the highest priority.

I was in court recently though with a family member as the accuser in a sex case and the way the whole system is loaded in favour of the accused was sickening to be honest and I would be reluctant to make things even furthur in their favour.

I realise he was an innocent person up until the point he was found guilty but so was the young girl and there was nowhere for her to hide.

No but her name wasnt dragged through the press. I had a mate nearly top himself at uni due to a false rape accusation so I'm a little biased I guess.

I guess we've seen things first hand from opposite sides and however reasonable a person you are, personal situations create much stronger feelings than general principles.

All I'd say is, if we put our personal feelings aside and look at things strictly from a numbers point of view, I would guess an awful lot more women have had their lives ruined because of their fear of going through the legal system to get justice, than men, who've had their lives ruined from false accusations.

Ideally, neither would ever happen of course.

So why not just go for equality then and grant both anonymity until clarification?

 

[tidyman]

No but her name wasnt dragged through the press. I had a mate nearly top himself at uni due to a false rape accusation so I'm a little biased I guess.

I guess we've seen things first hand from opposite sides and however reasonable a person you are, personal situations create much stronger feelings than general principles.

All I'd say is, if we put our personal feelings aside and look at things strictly from a numbers point of view, I would guess an awful lot more women have had their lives ruined because of their fear of going through the legal system to get justice, than men, who've had their lives ruined from false accusations.

Ideally, neither would ever happen of course.

So why not just go for equality then and grant both anonymity until clarification?

I'm coming from two different angles here.

As a genearal principle, I haven't got a problem with it. I just think it's unworkable.

I'm also looking at things from a victims point of view. And in court, she will never have equality. The accused can sit back. Not say a word and see if the prosecution can prove he did it.

The woman, will have her whole life and sexual history, examined, scrutinised and questioned and I'm just reluctant to make it even more likely that a victim will be afraid to go through that to find justice.

I also realise that my two points probably contradict each other.

 

[TCIB]

Shoot the bastard in the head.

That is all.

 

[dazdon]

 

[The Flash]

It's getting to the point that anyone arrested but then released without any sign of a charge or conviction will always be tainted.

Throw enough shit and some has to stick.

It's how conspiracy theorists work.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Shoot the bastard in the head.

That is all.

Hahaha.That's fuckin brilliant.
You, the internet smooser should know better than authorising a hit that might be construed as Rics request.

 

[u2fme2]

Where the hell is all this going to end ?

 

[Helmet Cole]

Where the hell is all this going to end ?

looks like hammer , rhymes with pallet.

 

[tidyman]

Where the hell is all this going to end ?

I doubt as long as there is a world with children and adults, who for some reason, like to fuck them, it is ever going to end.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Shoot the bastard in the head.

That is all.

No point, it'd never get through his hair.